Dragons 30 - 34 Ulster

Full time

22 Mar 2025

Stage: Regular Season Round 13

Rodney Parade

Ulster Rugby triumphed over Dragons RFC with a narrow 34-30 victory at Rodney Parade. The home side started strong, with Aneurin Owen scoring a try just moments into the match, followed by a conversion from Will Reed. However, Ulster responded quickly through James Hume and Nathan Doak, leveling the score. Rob Herring's performance stood out as he scored two tries for Ulster, including one shortly after halftime. Despite Joe Westwood's yellow card for Dragons, they managed to keep pace, with Rhodri Williams and Huw Anderson adding tries. In a dramatic finish, Ulster's John Cooney secured victory with a late penalty. The match showcased intense back-and-forth action, highlighting the resilience of both teams.

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Weather

Temperature: 8.9°C (Feels like 2.0°C) Condition: Cloudy Wind: 22.9 km/h, gusting to 45.6 km/h Humidity: 82% Cloud Cover: 97%

Highlights

Events

Kickoff
0'

Try

Aneurin Owen · Dragons

5 - 0
1'

Conversion

Will Reed · Dragons

7 - 0
9'

Try

James Hume · Ulster

7 - 5
10'

Conversion

Nathan Doak · Ulster

7 - 7
13'

Yellow Card

Rob Herring · Ulster
13'

Penalty

Will Reed · Dragons

10 - 7
14'

Substitution

Steven Cummins on for Matthew Screech · Dragons
20'

Try

Huw Anderson · Dragons

15 - 7
21'

Conversion

Will Reed · Dragons

17 - 7
23'

Yellow Card Complete

Rob Herring · Ulster
27'

Yellow Card

Joe Westwood · Dragons
28'

Try

Rob Herring · Ulster

17 - 12
29'

Conversion

Nathan Doak · Ulster

17 - 14
34'

Try

Rhodri Williams · Dragons

22 - 14
35'

Conversion

Will Reed · Dragons

24 - 14
37'

Yellow Card Complete

Joe Westwood · Dragons
Halftime 24 - 14
Second Half
44'

Try

Rob Herring · Ulster

24 - 19
44'

Conversion

Nathan Doak · Ulster

24 - 21
47'

Penalty

Will Reed · Dragons

27 - 21
47'

Substitution

Sam Crean on for Callum Reid · Ulster
51'

Substitution

Scott Wilson on for Tom O'Toole · Ulster
53'

Substitution

Paula Latu on for Chris Coleman · Dragons
56'

Substitution

John Cooney on for Nathan Doak · Ulster
62'

Substitution

Taine Basham on for Harrison Keddie · Dragons
62'

Substitution

Brodie Coghlan on for Elliot Dee · Dragons
63'

Penalty

Will Reed · Dragons

30 - 21
63'

Substitution

Kieran Treadwell on for Matthew Dalton · Ulster
65'

Penalty

John Cooney · Ulster

30 - 24
65'

Substitution

John Andrew on for Rob Herring · Ulster
69'

Substitution

Jared Rosser on for James McNabney · Ulster
70'

Try

Scott Wilson · Ulster

30 - 29
71'

Conversion

John Cooney · Ulster

30 - 31
80'

Penalty

John Cooney · Ulster

30 - 34
Fulltime 30 - 34

Player ratings

Dragons

15 Huw Anderson 8.0
14 Rio Dyer 5.6
13 Joe Westwood 4.7
12 Aneurin Owen 8.4
11 Ashton Hewitt 5.9
10 Will Reed 6.6
9 Rhodri Williams 7.2
1 Rodrigo Martinez 6.3
2 Elliot Dee 7.9
3 Chris Coleman 6.4
4 Matthew Screech 5.8
5 George Nott 6.1
6 Shane Lewis-Hughes 6.4
7 Harrison Keddie 6.0
8 Aaron Wainwright 6.7
16 Brodie Coghlan 5.4
17 Dylan Kelleher-Griffiths –
18 Paula Latu 7.0
19 Steven Cummins 6.4
20 Taine Basham 6.5
21 Dane Blacker –
22 Josh Thomas –
23 Jared Rosser 5.9

Ulster

15 Stewart Moore 6.1
14 Mike Lowry 6.4
13 James Hume 6.6
12 Stuart McCloskey 5.9
11 Jacob Stockdale 7.0
10 Jack Murphy 6.4
9 Nathan Doak 7.1
1 Callum Reid 6.6
2 Rob Herring 7.9
3 Tom O'Toole 6.2
4 Alan O'Connor 6.8
5 Matthew Dalton 5.8
6 David McCann 7.0
7 Nick Timoney 8.3
8 James McNabney 6.5
16 John Andrew 6.8
17 Sam Crean 6.4
18 Scott Wilson 6.8
19 Kieran Treadwell 6.3
20 Reuben Crothers –
21 John Cooney 6.7
22 Aidan Morgan –
23 Zac Ward –